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Top 25 women's basketball roundup: No. 5 Duke women beat No. 15 UNC

Duke's Alexis Jones passes over North Carolina's Brittany Rountree (11) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Sunday, March 3, 2013. Duke won 65-58. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Maryland forward Tianna Hawkins, right, pressures Wake Forest center Sandra Garcia who tries to keep possession of the ball in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Sunday, March 3, 2013. Maryland won 88-61. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Duke head coach Joanne P. McCallie speaks with Chloe Wells (4) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Durham, N.C., Sunday, March 3, 2013. Duke won 65-58. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Penn State's Nikki Greene, center, and Mia Nickson, right, and Nebraska's Emily Cady (23) scramble for a loose ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lincoln, Neb., Sunday, March 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Kentucky's Azia Bishop (50) pressures the shot of Tennessee's Cierra Burdick during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky., Sunday, March 3, 2013. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 78-65. (AP Photo/James Crisp)

Maryland guard Sequoia Austin reacts after scoring a basket in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Wake Forest in College Park, Md., Sunday, March 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

They overcame a season-high 29 turnovers by forcing the hot-and-cold Tar Heels (26-5, 14-4) to miss 19 consecutive shots during a span of roughly 10 minutes in the second half and beat their archrivals for the sixth straight time.

Tierra Ruffin-Pratt led North Carolina with 16 points on 5-of-23 shooting.

COLLEGE STATION — Theresa Plaisance scored 16 points and Danielle Ballard had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead LSU to a victory over Texas A&M in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Ballard, a freshman, posted her second consecutive double-double for the Tigers (19-10, 10-6 SEC), who have won six in a row entering next weekend’s Southeastern Conference tournament. Kelsey Bone led the Aggies (21-9, 11-5) with 13 points.